Scaleocity People

Milestones

Successfully graduated law school in 2004 while working full-time 2) Joined the Greater Irvine Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors in 2018 3) Conducted business in over 15 different countries over a span of 15 years. 4) 2021 - Started fully embracing the art of “working on the business instead of in the business”!

Professional Background

Founded Scaleocity Works in 2018 after a long tenured career with both Fortune 500 companies and privately held companies. Using his global experience and legal education, Brian works to make Scaleocity Works a top HCM provider in Southern California and beyond.

Personal Notes

When Brian is not helping build and lead the team at Scaleocity Works, he is helping with the family livestock business. In between, Brian enjoys kayaking, a good round of golf and quiet time in his infrared sauna.

Key Strengths

Strategy focused

Data driven

Relationship oriented

Scaleocity Works was established to help business owners and C-Suite executives achieve organizational and operational greatness, empowering their teams and helping them become the employer of choice. We work on matters of critical importance and develop solutions that impact the immediate and future success of our clients.

Milestones

Graduated with Honors from USC with an Executive Master in Leadership while working full time and raising a family in 2017 2) Researched and designed curriculum centered on Succession Planning focusing on Millennial Leadership Development, Talent Pooling, Talent Management, and Career Development through Coaching and Mentoring in 2015 3) Served on boards of public, private, and non-profit sector corporations from 2008-2019.

Professional Background

Facilitated adult centered training and development for 25 years in the public sector. As a public servant for over 20 years protected the rights of citizens, employees and organizations in a variety of professional and administrative capacities. As a local community college professor, Matthew guides the next generation of leaders moving into the workplace in their career development.

Personal Notes

While maintaining an effective work/life balance, Matthew helps the family maintain their livestock and property. In between, Matthew enjoys being active in his children’s passions, staying engaged in local government, hiking and enjoying the quiet beauty of the outdoors whenever possible.

Key Strengths

Talent management

Public Speaking

Team building

Global perspective or (Big Picture mindset) couldn’t coin a phrase to describe that 40,000’ view perspective

Milestones:

Graduated magna cum laude from Gonzaga University.

Trained to be a trader in the markets.  In 2006 founded AGI, inc. a capital management company that I still operate today.

In 2014, I was certified as an instructor and began teaching classes on trading for McCauley Learning Systems.

In 2014 co-founded the Seattle Options group.  A group of  traders who meet weekly to identify trading opportunities.  In 2019, founded the Proactive Investor group who meet monthly to identify investing opportunities.

Professional Background:

Worked sixteen years for a privately held, specialty retail chain.  The last eleven as director of store operations.  In this position, I supervised two district managers; eighteen store managers and one hundred seventy-five team members.  We had no HR department (I won't tell you how many times we were sued), no computerized time clocks or scheduling tools.  Very old school.  This experience gives me a real appreciation for what technology can do today for companies like yours.

Followed this with a twenty year career in sales for various companies in the publishing, marketing and for profit education industries ranging in size from as few as 10 people to as large as 14,000.

Personal Notes:

I live with my significant other on the Eastern shore of the Puget Sound just north of Seattle.

I enjoy water and beach activities and spending time with my two children.

Key Strengths:

Integrity

Teacher

Communicator (listening and problem solving)

MILESTONES:

Graduated in University of San Jose Recoletos major in Hospitality Management.

Started a business process outsourcing position in AT&T and CenturyLink as tech support and customer representative in 2013 - 2015.

In 2015, trained to be a virtual assistant for an outsourcing private company and officially employed for a long term and full-time position.

In 2020, trained to be a project manager for a digital post production company in Los Angeles.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND:

Freelance Virtual Assistant for six years related to physical & speech therapy, health insurance authorization, construction, city building permits, human resource and digital postproduction.

Started my career as a service crew in a Japanese convenience food store back in 2012.

Office assistant for a freight forwarding company in 2010.

PERSONAL NOTES:

Recently got married and moved to my husband’s small hometown in Cebu, Philippines.

I like to sing karaoke at home during my day off or watch horror movies with my entire family.

I also started learning to cook in the house and explore new dishes every week.

KEY STRENGTHS:

Patient

Humble

Good work ethic

Hardworking